Kalinga Award was instituted by
Answer: A
The Kalinga Prize was instituted by UNESCO, for exceptional contribution to popularising science.
It was founded in 1951 by Biju Patnaik of Odisha, and named for the ancient kingdom of Kalinga. Julian Huxley, Bertrand Russell, Fred Hoyle and Arthur C. Clarke are among the winners.
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Which district in Andra Pradesh won the MGNREGA annual award for effective implementation of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act ?
Answer: A
Vizianagaram won it.
The district in Andhra Pradesh was recognised for effective implementation of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, which guarantees a hundred days of wage employment a year to every rural household that demands it.
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The first Indian to share the Oscar award was
Answer: C
Bhanu Athaiya was the first Indian to share an Oscar.
She won for costume design in Richard Attenborough's Gandhi in 1983, sharing the award with John Mollo. Satyajit Ray received an honorary Oscar for lifetime achievement in 1992.
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Who won the Nobel Prize for Peace for the year 2014
Answer: C
Malala Yousafzai and Kailash Satyarthi shared it.
The 2014 Peace Prize was awarded for their struggle against the suppression of children and young people and for the right of all children to education. Malala, at seventeen, is the youngest Nobel laureate; Satyarthi founded Bachpan Bachao Andolan.
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Dilip Sardesai Award is awarded to the following cricketer
Answer: D
Rohit Sharma received it.
The Dilip Sardesai Award is given by the BCCI for the best performance in a Test series, and is named after the batsman remembered for the 1971 tour of the West Indies.
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.................was honored with the National Nritya Shiromani Award on January 7, 2014
Answer: C
Pritika Kalra Gandhi was honoured.
The National Nritya Shiromani Award recognises distinction in Indian classical dance.
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Indira Gandhi Paryavaran Puraskar is given in which field :
Answer: B
It is given in the field of the environment.
The Indira Gandhi Paryavaran Puraskar, instituted in 1987, is the government's highest environmental award, given to individuals and organisations for outstanding contribution to environmental protection.
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Which of the following awards was conferred upon Smt. Aruna Asaf Ali for her role in the welfare of adult and women
Answer: D
The Moortidevi Award was conferred on her.
It is given by the Bharatiya Jnanpith for writing that reflects Indian philosophy and cultural values. Aruna Asaf Ali is best remembered for hoisting the Congress flag at Gowalia Tank in 1942, and worked afterwards in adult education and women's welfare.
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Name the film which won 11 Oscars at the 76th Annual academy Awards
Answer: A
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King won eleven.
At the 76th Academy Awards in 2004 it took every award for which it was nominated, equalling the record of Ben-Hur and Titanic.
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Ravi Dhariwal, the winner of 2014 INMA's Silver Shovel award is CEO of which publication?
Answer: A
He is with the Times Group.
Ravi Dhariwal, chief executive of Bennett, Coleman and Co., received the Silver Shovel award of the International News Media Association in 2014.
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